Nashville, Tenn (February 26, 2026) -- Some artists peak young. Wes McClelland just waited until he had something truly worth saying.
After spending twenty-five years crushing it in the high-stakes worlds of automotive and advertising, the Texas singer-songwriter is back where he belongs — and he brought some serious firepower with him. His brand-new single, "What I Know Now," produced alongside Grammy-winner Dave Hagen and recorded at the legendary Dark Horse Recording in Franklin, Tennessee, is the kind of song that could only be written by someone who's actually lived a life first.
"Folks ask me, 'Wes, why restart a music career now?'" says McClelland. "The answer is simple: I still have something to say. You can't write a song called 'What I Know Now' when you're 22 or even 32. You have to live a little life first."
Hard to argue with that logic.
McClelland didn't ease back into this thing quietly. He assembled what can only be described as a Nashville session Mount Rushmore (okay, more like Mount Rushmore times two):
- Kerry Marx (Guitar) — Grand Ole Opry band music director
- Andy Leftwich (Fiddle/Mandolin) — 4x Grammy-winner (Ricky Skaggs, Taylor Swift)
- Justin Schipper (Pedal Steel) — 7x CMA Musician of the Year nominee (Josh Turner,
- Chris Stapleton)
- Blair Masters (Keys) — Credits include Garth Brooks and Michael McDonald
- Steve Brewster (Percussion) — Credits include Bob Seger and Dierks Bentley
- Jacob Lowery (Bass) — Credits include Reba McEntire and Lady A
- Molly Cherryholmes (Strings/Vocals) — Recording artist & 5x Grammy nominee
- Chris Hatfield (Vocals) — Singer-Songwriter, Music City Dueling Pianos
